How do I even put 'Every Day' by David Levithan into words. It was unique, refreshing, heartbreaking, educational, soul destroying, uplifting and real!

I was so surprised to see it was written in 2012 as the subjects covered are so current especially topics such as being gender fluid or pan sexual. Due to being neither I cannot speak personally but I found the way these topics were covered very educational.

Something I can relate to is depression and the way it was covered in 'Every Day' had me sobbing my eyes out. I have never cried that much at a novel. I again feel it was handled with such care yet brutal honesty and it took me right back to a place I had been in myself. The character development is so commendable that I still wonder how the girl is doing now.

There are many other topics covered but I don't want to spoil them as that's the excitement of it all. Waiting to see who A will wake up as tomorrow. What will they look like? What will be good about their life? What will be not so good? Who will their friends be? Will they have allergies? Will they of suffered the worst sorrow? Will they have experience true love? I have gotten this far and still haven't mentioned the brilliantly unique concept of 'Every Day'.

Every day you wake up in a different body, still your mind and soul, but a different host. You try every day to cause as little destruction as possible to that persons life, you go to sleep and wake up as someone else, this carries on for 16 years, until one day, you fall in love.

I read this book in 12 hours with a shift at work in between. It is that addictive! I cannot wait for 'Someday' to be released in October 2018. I am so glad I only discovered 'Every Day' now and didn't have to wait 6 years for the next instalment as I would of suffered series withdrawal symptoms.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free ARC of the film tie-in edition in return for an honest review and YES you heard that right. 'Every Day' is now a major motion picture and it looks wonderfully hilarious and heartbreaking.

Every day is a YA classic, and re-reading reminded me why I loved it the first time round. I'm not sure how I feel about it being turned into a film, I just hope they do it justice!

I don't usually go for the romantic stories, but as this was a recommendation and I've had it on my to be read list for a while I put it right up at the top. And I'm glad I did.

The premise of the story is fascinating, the spirit/soul/entity (???) wakes up every morning in a different body. I loved discovering who he would wake up as and how it affects his day, how there are so many people out there with so many different issues and lives was brilliant.

I'm not sure I could follow his laissez-faire attitude of playing out their days though and (view spoiler)

This could very easily have been a stand alone angsy story but the author took it in a different direction and I can't wait to read book 2!

I don't quite know how David Levithan conveys so many sensitive, meaningful topics attributed to gender, sexuality, relationships, self-worth, mental health, abuse and identity with such beautiful clarity. It is nothing short of a stroke of genius and the honesty of some of the words within these pages really struck home. This book is one of those books which you find yourself thinking "Oh. That is so me" or "That reminds me of when this happened to me" and it just sings to you. It's not often I write so emphatically about the way a book makes me FEEL, but this book is magic.

The story is about many people, which is part of it's appeal, but the main two characters are "A", a gender-less character who wakes up in another body every day. The second character is Rhiannon, who A meets when inside Justin, her boyfriends, body and who A instantly falls in love with. From this moment, A spends almost every day inside someone else trying to get close to her and make her understand the bizarre, uncomprehensible madness that is A's transient life.

There were many things which gave me things to think about, some of them even creeped me out a bit. Is it cruel to carry out actions, acting as someone else, without really knowing if they would be okay with it? What if those actions are physical - is that abuse? The identity of A is so abstract in this book because A wakes up in the context of a different body and a different person all the time, so learning about A as their own person you would imagine to be quite difficult. But it wasn't at all. I liked how Levithan made me question what makes us who we are, and how he managed to strip back some of the superficial parts of that which we all get so hung up on. It would be so easy, and maybe even tempting, to lose yourself in someone else's life, but imagine actually doing that EVERY SINGLE DAY.

"Every day I am someone else. I am myself - I know I am myself - but I am also someone else".

It's just mind boggling stuff. The important thing is not to lose yourself, as a reader, trying to understand the logistics of how this works. Seriously, don't waste your time. You won't find out any of the complexities or specifics of how this craziness is happening, but I think if Levithan had actually tried to address the "why's" and "how's" we would be disappointed. It would detract from the real sticking point of this book.

Equally, it blew my mind to imagine that you might really like someone and be super excited that they're talking to you UNTIL you realise "you" aren't actually who they want to and think they are talk to. "You" is just an invisible kind of blemish in this interaction. "You" are invisible to each and every person you touch that day. It's painful and hard to appreciate how A must be feeling, but without question it is compelling.

I think it's so great to have a gender-less character, who has multiple relationships (as someone else) throughout the book with people of all sexualities, race, gender and walks of life. Of course, alongside this, it means we get to see snapshots of so many different peoples lives; Levithan captures lots of internal struggles but softly balances this with incredibly happy lives that A inhabits as well.

I have to admit the instalove thing is something I struggle with. But, considering A's position I think it's kind of understandable in this context that if A is feeling ANYTHING for a person, when so consumed by being everyone else, it's a feeling worth listening to. I actually liked how Levithan addressed this as more of an inexplicable yearning to follow your gut, rather than an intense romance.

I didn't like Rhiannon. For the same reasons many other readers didn't - she is just SO judgemental and ignorant. I found it hard to connect with a character who is so hung up on how A looked in each body, as opposed to who A was. However, I found how Levithan portrayed her vulnerability in her relationship with her horrid boyfriend absolutely spot on. Speaking from first hand experience, he literally nailed how a person feels and behaves and looks from the outside with perfect clarity for me. I think A is drawn to Rhiannon because of how broken she is; who wouldn't step in?

"That unwarranted devotion. Putting up with the fear of being with the wrong person because you can't deal with the fear of being alone...... There is a gentleness there. A gentleness that Justin will never, ever appreciate. I see it right away, but nobody else does".

I mean, we need more A's in this world. It isn't without flaw, but it truly resonated with me.

ARC provided free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

A can't help not being a typical normal human, he wakes up every day in a new body which hasn't created any serious problems until now it was just a way of living for him.



A wakes up one morning in Justin's body and finds himself through the novel falling for Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon. In a controlling and mainly unhappy relationship with Justin, A can't help but want to stay with Rhiannon and sets out on a mission.



With every person he becomes he takes steps to reach back out to Rhiannon and look out for her despite dealing with many harrowing problems which accompany each person he takes host in.



A and Rhiannon make a sweet couple in my opinion throughout the novel despite the strangeness of the situation they're thrust into as the pair can't help their feelings towards each other. A goes to great lengths to prove to Rhiannon whom he is and how he feels where as Rhiannon just thinks Justin is mellowing partially allowing them a few good snatched moments but she soon learns the truth between A's nature through every way he makes an effort with her.



If you like this be sure to check out the sequel too, Another Day.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!